Depository receptacle for drive-in banks



A'Plil 8, 1952 f H. R. wlcKx-:s ETAL 2,591,901

`DPOSITORY RECEPTACLE FOR DRIVE-IN BANKS Filed May 2o. 1949 l 2 SHEETS- SHEET 2 A TTORNE Y Patented Apr. 8, 1952 BANKS Harvey R. Wickes, Carl Bintz, Harvey A. Kretschmer, and George C. Kendall, Saginaw, Mich., assignors to Wickes Bros., a division of The Wickes Corporation, Saginaw, Mich.

Application May zo, 1949, serial No. 94,296

3 claims. (c1. 19a-19) VThe instant invention relates to depository receptacle units forv use in connection with drivein banks, in which a person may drive to adesig'- nated bank station, make a deposit and transact any other business desired without leaving the (Seat of his or her automobile.

One of the-prime objects of the invention is to design a slidable, extendable and retractable drawer-type depository receptacle, operable only from the interior of a building or protective enclosure, so that depositsmay be received and any usual banking business transacted by a customer who remains seated in the vehicle.

Another object is to design a drawer-type receptacle, slidable outwardly from the interior of a building or enclosure, and provide resilient means on theface of said receptacle to forma bumper, thus eliminating any possibility of marring yor otherwise damaging the side of thevehicle when the receptacle is pushed outwardly to receive the passbook, currency, or other papers intended for the teller.

-A further object is to provide a drawer-type receptacle having an inclined, front end rounded to facilitate the placing in and/or the removal of the contents from the receptacle, said receptacle being formed with a hinged cover forming a closure for a certain area of the open top, and the inner end of the receptacle when the unit is in itsextended position.

A further object still is toprovide a slidable drawer-type depository receptacle having lock- 'ing means associated therewith for quickly and easily locking the receptacle in its retracted position. .t o 1 e Still a further object is to4 design a reciprocable depository receptacle,- the front wall 4ofa protection against weather or shots fired by gunmen seeking to gain access to the interior of the building or enclosure in which thetellers are accommodated. e

with the above and other objects inview, the present. invention consists in the coll'nbinationl and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated-in the accompanying drawings, and. more particularly pointed out finthe; appended claims, it being understood ,thatA changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the drawings: 's

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal, sectional elevational view showing our depository drawer unit installed in a building, the broken lines illustrating the drawer in its extended position.

Fig. 2 is an exterior, end-elevational view of the drawer illustrating the bumper.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, sectional, view showing the drawer locking means.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. f

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, detail view of the drawe unit.

Fig. 6 is a view of the receptacle and mounting in banks where the depositor drives up to a win-g dow or station. When the vehicle (not shown) is stopped at the window or station, the .teller pushes the drawer to extended position, and thev depositor in the vehicle then lowers the auto-5 v mobile window, places the passbook and deposit (not shown), in the receptacle which is then re-j tracted and locked in retracted position by the teller until such time as the deposit has been counted and entered in the passbook; the book, together with currency or other material desired and requested by the depositor, is then placed in thev receptacle, which is again unlocked and pushed to extended position so that the contents; are readily accessible for removal by the depositorn who then drives on about his orher business.l thus eliminating the necessity and inconvenience` of nding a parking place, walking to the bank,l

and standing in line to makea deposit etc.

`Each station is equipped with a communication system (not shown) so that necessary in-A structions may -be given by the teller or the de positor.

In the drawings, the numeral 8 indicates-one wall of a banking structure which can be constructed of any desired material, and in the pres-l ent instance there is provided a metal wall sec tion 9 having an opening I!)v in the face thereofto accommodate a drawer-type depository re-- ceptacle D which is formed as clearly shown ini Fig. 1 of the drawings, a heavy bullet-proof glass section H being` provided above the metal section'9 to provide necessary visibility to identify` the customers etc. y j j A preferably cast frame I2 surrounds the opening IU in the metal wall 9 and is secured thereto in any approved manner, said frame forming a trim and accurately defining the opening through which the drawer receptacle is projected and retracted.

A box-like metallic housing I3 is provided on the inner wall of the structure around the unit D, and is suitably apertured to accommodate the receptacle, a laterally` projecting, horizontally disposed, metallic lip section I4 being welded or otherwise secured to the face of the housing I3 to form a. shield, said shield and housing forming a protection for the teller or person located in the structure should there be an attempt to rob the bank, by persons placing a gun in the receptacle and attempting to shoot into the interior of the bank when the receptacle is in extended position.

The bottom of the receptacle ts into a horizontal shelf or counter I5 and is supported on a base |'6, said receptacle comprising a bottom plate I1 with side walls I8 as usual. A front wall I9 spans the side walls and normally forms a closure for and overlaps the marginal lines of the opening Ill, this end wall being preferably of quite massive construction to withstand the hard usage to which it is subjected.

A horizontally disposed rubber bumper '25 spans the front wall I9 and projects beyond the face thereof so that it will not mar or injure the vehicle body or doors when the receptacle is pushed outwardly by the teller.

An inwardly pitched plate 2| forms the bottom of the receptacle, and is rounded as at 22, thence being pitched upwardly toward the rear of the receptacle, and thence extending horizontally to form a plate counter 4space 23 which is flush with the face of the counter l5.

A cover member 24 is hingedly connected to the top of the receptacle at a point intermediate its length by means of a hinge pin 25, said cover having a back plate 25 formed integral therewith, and a handle 21 is provided thereon for easy manipulation, this cover being in lowered position when the receptacle is in extended position.

The receptacle is designed so that it can be locked in retracted position, said locking mechanism being mounted between the plates I1 and 2| and comprises a horizontally disposed bar 28 mounted in supports 23 and having a. handle 30 on the one end thereof, the opposite end of said rod'being turned off center as at 3|, this shouldered off-center section engaging a collar 32 provided on one end of a transversely disposed locking pin 33, said pin being slidably mounted in supports 36| and 35 as shown, the supports 35 being attached to the side walls of the receptacle,' the free end of the pin projecting through an opening 36 provided in the support 35 and extending into an opening (not shown), provided in the counter adjacent the side wall of the receptacle to secure the drawer in locked position.

A collar E is provided on the locking pin 33 and a spring 31 is interposed between the collar E and the side wall of the receptacle, and as the handle 30 is rotated 180 degrees, it moves the off-center rod 3| transversely, permitting inward movement of the pin 33, the spring 31 forcing said locking pin 33 inwardly with the collar 32 against the off-center rod 3|, this forces the projecting end of the pin flush with the edge of the support 35 and releases the receptacle for sliding movement so that it can be extended as desired. When the receptacle is in retracted position, the handle is rotated back to original position, the shouldered section 3| engaging the collar 32 and forcing the pin 33 outwardly to locked position.

Vertically spaced pairs of anti-friction rollers 38 and 39 ride -on the upper and lower face of the counter section in which the receptacle is mounted, so that the receptacle may be rolled to extended position as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings to expose the open receptacle to the depositor sitting in his or her automobile, so that the passbook, deposits, etc. can be Vreadily placed therein.

After the deposit is placed in the receptacle, the teller retracts it to position shown in solid lines in Fig. 1, swings the cover 24 upwardly as shown in broken lines in this same gure, and the contents can then be removed. The necessary entry is then made, and passbook, currency or change required is placed in the receptacle by the teller. The cover is lowered and the handle turned to release the locking pin 33; the receptacle is then pushed outwardly to extended position and the contents can be readily removed by the depositor, who immediately drives away to make space for the next customer.

A bumper B is provided on the lower face of the shelf section 23, and .a preferably resilient pad Ml is provided on the face thereof, said pad member engaging the face of the member I5 when the receptacle is pushed to extended position.

The receptacle construction and combination is simple, practical and substantial. It is positively controlled by the teller, and has all necessary safety factors to eliminate the possibility of the teller's being harmed by anyone attempting to rob the bank by attempting to fire bullets through the open space in the receptacle when it is in open position.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that we have perfected a very simple, practical and substantial drawer-type receptacle and arrangement for handling deposits by persons seated in automobiles, without necessity of their leaving their seats in the automobile.

What we claim is:

1. In an apparatus of the character described. the combination with a bullet-proof wall having an opening therethrough, a horizontally disposed counter on the inner face of the wall, and a receptacle mounted on said counter comprising side, end and bottom walls, said end wall normally forming a closure for said opening, a combination cover and end wall hingedly connected to the upper edge of the receptacle at a point intermediate its length, and forming, when in closed position, a closure for the inner end and a portion of the top of the receptacle, an enlarged, inwardly extending housing secured to the inner face of the wall and formed with an opening to accommodate said receptacle, an inwardly extending, hori- Izontally disposed lip secured to said housing directly above the opening in the housing, said housving and lip forming a closure for the open portion of the receptacle not covered by said cover member when the receptacle is in retracted posi- 5 ing pitched upwardly to the point of contact of the combination cover and end wall, and thence horizontally with its upper face flush with the face of said counter. Y

3. The combination defined in claim 1 in which a rotatable locking bar is provided beneath said receptacle, a spring retracted latch member disposed at right angles to said bar, and meanszxfpn `said bar for forcing said latch to locked position when said locking bar is rotated.

HARVEY R. WICKES. CARL BINTZ. HARVEY A. KRETSCHMER. GEORGE C. KENDALL.

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